neck ruff
         n 1: a high tight collar [syn: {choker}, {ruff}, {ruffle}, {neck
               ruff}]

English Dictionary: negro pepper	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neckar River n a river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine Synonym(s): Neckar, Neckar River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
necrobiosis n (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) Synonym(s): necrobiosis, cell death
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
necrobiosis lipoidica n skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus Synonym(s): necrobiosis lipoidica, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum n skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus Synonym(s): necrobiosis lipoidica, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
necrophagia n feeding on corpses or carrion [syn: necrophagia, necrophagy]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
necrophagy n feeding on corpses or carrion [syn: necrophagia, necrophagy]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
necrophilia n an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies [syn: necrophilia, necrophilism, necromania]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
necrophilism n an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies [syn: necrophilia, necrophilism, necromania]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
necropolis n a tract of land used for burials [syn: cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, necropolis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
necropsy n an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease Synonym(s): autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem examination, post-mortem examination
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Negara Brunei Darussalam n a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984 Synonym(s): Brunei, Negara Brunei Darussalam
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
negro peach n a stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa Synonym(s): negro peach, Sarcocephalus latifolius, Sarcocephalus esculentus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
negro pepper n tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine Synonym(s): Guinea pepper, negro pepper, Xylopia aethiopica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
negro vine n twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers Synonym(s): negro vine, Vincetoxicum hirsutum, Vincetoxicum negrum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neohygrophorus n a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae Synonym(s): Neohygrophorus, genus Neohygrophorus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neohygrophorus angelesianus n a fungus with a small brown convex cap with a depressed disc; waxy wine-colored gills and a brown stalk; fruits in or near melting snow banks in the western mountains of North America
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neosho River n a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River Synonym(s): Neosho, Neosho River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
news report n a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" Synonym(s): report, news report, story, account, write up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Niagara Falls n waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls Synonym(s): Niagara, Niagara Falls a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Niger franc n the basic unit of money in Niger
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Niger River n an African river; flows into the South Atlantic [syn: Niger, Niger River]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nigrify v make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" Synonym(s): blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black Antonym(s): white, whiten
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nigroporus n a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn: Nigroporus, genus Nigroporus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nigroporus vinosus n a woody pore fungus with a dark brown to red brown cap and spore surface and small pores
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Necrobiotic \Nec`ro*bi*ot"ic\, a. (Biol. & Med.)       Of or pertaining to necrobiosis; as, a necrobiotic       metamorphosis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Necrophagan \Ne*croph"a*gan\, a. [See {Necrophagous}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Eating carrion. -- n. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of a tribe       ({Necrophaga}) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on       carrion; a burying beetle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Necrophagous \Ne*croph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. [?] eating corpses; [?]       a dead body + [?] to eat: cf. F. n[82]crophage.] (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the {Necrophaga}; eating carrion. See       {Necrophagan}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bury \Bur"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buried}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Burying}.] [OE. burien, birien, berien, AS. byrgan; akin to       beorgan to protect, OHG. bergan, G. bergen, Icel. bjarga, Sw.       berga, Dan. bierge, Goth. ba[a1]rgan. [root]95. Cf.       {Burrow}.]       1. To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over,             or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal             by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury             the face in the hands.                         And all their confidence Under the weight of                      mountains buried deep.                        --Milton.          2. Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a             deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to             deposit (a corpse) in its resting place, with funeral             ceremonies; to inter; to inhume.                         Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.                                                                               --Matt. viii.                                                                               21.                         I'll bury thee in a triumphant grave. --Shak.          3. To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as,             to bury strife.                         Give me a bowl of wine In this I bury all                      unkindness, Cassius.                           --Shak.          {Burying beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the general name of many species             of beetles, of the tribe {Necrophaga}; the sexton beetle;             -- so called from their habit of burying small dead             animals by digging away the earth beneath them. The             larv[91] feed upon decaying flesh, and are useful             scavengers.          {To bury the hatchet}, to lay aside the instruments of war,             and make peace; -- a phrase used in allusion to the custom             observed by the North American Indians, of burying a             tomahawk when they conclude a peace.          Syn: To intomb; inter; inhume; inurn; hide; cover; conceal;                overwhelm; repress.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Necrophagan \Ne*croph"a*gan\, a. [See {Necrophagous}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Eating carrion. -- n. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of a tribe       ({Necrophaga}) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on       carrion; a burying beetle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Necrophagous \Ne*croph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. [?] eating corpses; [?]       a dead body + [?] to eat: cf. F. n[82]crophage.] (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the {Necrophaga}; eating carrion. See       {Necrophagan}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Necrophobia \Nec`ro*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a dead body       + [?] to fear.]       An exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Necrophore \Nec"ro*phore\, n. [Gr. [?] a dead body + [?] to       bear.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus       {Necrophorus} and allied genera; -- called also {burying       beetle}, {carrion beetle}, {sexton beetle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Necropolis \Ne*crop"o*lis\, n.; pl. {Necropolises}. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?]; [?] a dead body, adj., dead + [?] city.]       A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their       cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a       graveyard.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Necropolis \Ne*crop"o*lis\, n.; pl. {Necropolises}. [NL., fr.       Gr. [?]; [?] a dead body, adj., dead + [?] city.]       A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their       cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a       graveyard.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Necropsy \Nec"rop*sy\, n. [Gr. [?] a dead body + [?] sight: cf.       F. n[82]cropsie.] (Med.)       A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See       {Autopsy}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Negro \Ne"gro\, a.       Of or pertaining to negroes; black.          {Negro bug} (Zo[94]l.), a minute black bug common on the             raspberry and blackberry. It produced a very disagreeable             flavor.          {negro corn}, the Indian millet or durra; -- so called in the             West Indies. see {Durra}. --McElrath.          {Negro fly} (Zo[94]l.), a black dipterous fly ({Psila             ros[91]}) which, in the larval state, is injurious to             carrots; -- called also {carrot fly}.          {Negro head} (Com.), Cavendish tobacco. [Cant] --McElrath.          {Negro monkey} (Zo[94]l.), the moor monkey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Negro \Ne"gro\, a.       Of or pertaining to negroes; black.          {Negro bug} (Zo[94]l.), a minute black bug common on the             raspberry and blackberry. It produced a very disagreeable             flavor.          {negro corn}, the Indian millet or durra; -- so called in the             West Indies. see {Durra}. --McElrath.          {Negro fly} (Zo[94]l.), a black dipterous fly ({Psila             ros[91]}) which, in the larval state, is injurious to             carrots; -- called also {carrot fly}.          {Negro head} (Com.), Cavendish tobacco. [Cant] --McElrath.          {Negro monkey} (Zo[94]l.), the moor monkey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Neography \Ne*og"ra*phy\, n. [Neo- + -graphy.]       A new method or system of writing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niagara period \Ni*ag"a*ra pe"ri*od\ (Geol.)       A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system,       embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks       of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively       distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty       feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone,       which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale.       See Chart of {Geology}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nickle \Nic"kle\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The European woodpecker, or yaffle; -- called also {nicker       pecker}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nigrification \Nig`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. nigrificare to       blacken; niger black + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See       {-fy}.]       The act or process of making black. [R.] --Johnson.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Neosho Rapids, KS (city, FIPS 49875)       Location: 38.36870 N, 95.99163 W       Population (1990): 235 (107 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 66864
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
New Sarpy, LA (CDP, FIPS 55140)       Location: 29.97737 N, 90.38620 W       Population (1990): 2946 (1108 housing units)       Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 70047
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Niagara Falls, NY (city, FIPS 51055)       Location: 43.09115 N, 79.01625 W       Population (1990): 61840 (28635 housing units)       Area: 36.4 sq km (land), 7.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 14301, 14303, 14304, 14305
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
newgroup wars /n[y]oo'groop worz/ n.   [Usenet] The salvos of    dueling `newgroup' and `rmgroup' messages sometimes exchanged by    persons on opposite sides of a dispute over whether a {newsgroup}    should be created net-wide, or (even more frequently) whether an    obsolete one should be removed.   These usually settle out within a    week or two as it becomes clear whether the group has a natural    constituency (usually, it doesn't).   At times, especially in the    completely anarchic alt hierarchy, the names of newsgroups    themselves become a form of comment or humor; e.g., the group    alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork which originated as a birthday joke    for a Muppets fan, or any number of specialized abuse groups named    after particularly notorious {flamer}s, e.g., alt.weemba.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
newsgroup n.   [Usenet] One of {Usenet}'s huge collection of    topic groups or {fora}.   Usenet groups can be `unmoderated' (anyone    can post) or `moderated' (submissions are automatically directed to    a moderator, who edits or filters and then posts the results).   Some    newsgroups have parallel {mailing list}s for Internet people with no    netnews access, with postings to the group automatically propagated    to the list and vice versa.   Some moderated groups (especially those    which are actually gatewayed Internet mailing lists) are distributed    as `digests', with groups of postings periodically collected into a    single large posting with an index.          Among the best-known are comp.lang.c (the C-language forum),    comp.arch (on computer architectures), comp.unix.wizards (for Unix    wizards), rec.arts.sf.written and siblings (for science-fiction    fans), and talk.politics.misc (miscellaneous political discussions    and {flamage}).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
newgroup wars          /n[y]oo'groop worz/ [{Usenet}] The salvos of dueling       "newgroup" and "rmgroup" messages sometimes exchanged by       persons on opposite sides of a dispute over whether a       {newsgroup} should be created net-wide, or (even more       frequently) whether an obsolete one should be removed.   These       usually settle out within a week or two as it becomes clear       whether the group has a natural constituency (usually, it       doesn't).   At times, especially in the completely anarchic alt       hierarchy, the names of newsgroups themselves become a form of       comment or humour; e.g. the spinoff of       alt.swedish.chef.bork.bork.bork from alt.tv.muppets in early       1990, or any number of specialised abuse groups named after       particularly notorious {flamer}s, e.g. alt.weemba.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
newsgroup          One of {Usenet}'s huge collection of topic groups       or {fora}.   {Usenet} groups can be "unmoderated" (anyone can       post) or "moderated" (submissions are automatically directed       to a {moderator}, who edits or filters and then posts the       results).   Some newsgroups have parallel {mailing list}s for       {Internet} people with no netnews access, with postings to the       group automatically propagated to the list and vice versa.       Some moderated groups (especially those which are actually       gatewayed {Internet} {mailing lists}) are distributed as       "{digest}s", with groups of postings periodically collected       into a single large posting with an index.          Among the best-known are comp.lang.c (the {C}-language forum),       comp.arch (on computer architectures), comp.Unix.wizards (for       {Unix wizard}s), rec.arts.sf-lovers (for science-fiction       fans), and talk.politics.misc (miscellaneous political       discussions and {flamage}).          Barry Shein is alleged to have said,       "Remember the good old days when you could read all the group       names in one day?"   This gives a good idea of the growth and       size of {Usenet}.          See also {netiquette}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-12-13)